Senate Bill S5486

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Provides for additional requirements for issuing civil service examination announcements

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Current Bill Status - Signed by Governor

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-S5486 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6855
Law Section:
Civil Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §50, Civ Serv L

2023-S5486 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires civil service examination announcements to be issued to the local board of cooperative educational services (BOCES), high schools, colleges, universities, local social services districts, and job training programs.

2023-S5486 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S5486 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5486
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 6, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. JACKSON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions
 
 AN ACT to amend the civil service law, in relation to  requirements  for
   issuing civil service examination announcements
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 50 of the civil  service  law,  as
 amended  by  chapter  401  of  the  laws  of 2021, is amended to read as
 follows:
   2. Announcement of examination. (A) The state civil service department
 and municipal commissions shall issue an announcement  of  each  compet-
 itive  examination,  setting  forth the minimum qualifications required,
 the subjects of the examination, and such other information as they  may
 deem necessary, and shall advertise and promote such examination in such
 manner  as  the nature of the examination may require. Such announcement
 and advertisement  shall  each  inform  prospective  applicants  of  the
 options  for  religious observance provided in subdivision eight of this
 section.
   (B) IN ADDITION TO ANY ANNOUNCEMENT REQUIRED BY PARAGRAPH (A) OF  THIS
 SUBDIVISION,  THE DEPARTMENT AND MUNICIPAL COMMISSIONS SHALL ISSUE EVERY
 ANNOUNCEMENT OF EACH COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION TO THE  FOLLOWING  ENTITIES
 IF  THE ENTITY IS LOCATED WITHIN THE SAME GEOGRAPHIC AREA AS THE DEPART-
 MENT OR COMMISSION: BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL  SERVICES  (BOCES),
 HIGH  SCHOOLS,  COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICTS,
 AND JOB TRAINING PROGRAMS. IN ADDITION, THE DEPARTMENT AND EACH  MUNICI-
 PAL  COMMISSION  SHALL  ALLOW ANY ENTITY TO SIGN UP TO BE NOTIFIED ELEC-
 TRONICALLY WHEN AN ANNOUNCEMENT IS ISSUED.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07620-01-3

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